January 19, 2026 Tyler reported that the team had a sweet climb of Orizaba. The route was in good shape and the weather was great. After tagging the 18,491 ft summit of Orizaba, they descended back to Piedra Grande for a 12-hour roundtrip. Then, it was into the 4×4 for the ride down to Tlachichuca […]
January 18, 2026 Max Bond reports from Aconcagua that they’ve descended to the Plaza de Mulas Base Camp at about 13,800 ft, on the opposite side of the mountain from where they began (the “360 route”). Now they are enjoying the thick air and some tasty food and beverages and planning to hike out the […]
January 17, 2026 Max reports from Camp 3 that the team had a good day, reaching the summit and then descending back to Camp 3. It was very cold for the ascent, but warmed up near the summit as they got less wind. All total, it was a 14 hour roundtrip, 9.5 up and 4.5 […]
January 17, 2026 Tyler reports that the team had a nice climb of Ixta yesterday. The weather was good, and the team did the round trip in about 14 hours to the 17103 ft (5213 m) summit. After descending to the vehicles, they continued down to the beautiful city of Puebla, where they overnighted at a […]
January 16, 2026 Max checked in to say that the team had a nice climb today up to Camp 3, also known as Berlin, at about 19,500 ft. There is plenty of snow on the route this year, so they have been wearing boots and crampons, which is nicer than hiking on talus and dirt! […]
January 16, 2026 Max Bond reports that the team are doing well after a couple nights at Camp 2 (about 18,000 ft). Yesterday they took a hike a bit higher up to stretch the legs and assess their acclimatization. Everyone is feeling good so the plan is to move up to the high camp (about […]
January 15, 2026 Tyler reports that the team had another good day of acclimatization hiking to over 14,000 feet yesterday. Now they are ensconced at the high camp, ready to ascend Ixtaccihuatl (7th highest peak in North America) via the “Knees route”. This will be a long day at altitude, as the climbers traverse the […]
January 13, 2026 IMG leader Tyler Nachand reports all’s well in Mexico. The team arrived yesterday in Mexico City (about 7350 ft) with their luggage and got settled in for the night at the hotel in time for their first team dinner. This morning they headed for Amecameca (8100 ft) where they hit the local […]
January 13, 2026 Max Bond reports from Aconcagua that yesterday the team moved up to Camp 1 at about 16,300. The weather is good and they were able to send some photos. Well done, team!
January 8, 2026 IMG Guide Max Bond reports that the team had another successful day of trekking: “All is well, great day finishing the trek to BC! We woke up to light showers which was a surprise! We crossed the river by mule (very fun) and after a half hour or so, it turned to […]
